Exploring Pitas, Sabah: Unequal Development and Ongoing Struggles
Researcher Andi Patiware Metaragakusuma writes her thoughts on the complex struggles surround customary land rights in Pitas, Sabah.
On the need for critical and decolonial research – Reflections from the 5th International Forest Policy Meeting
After attending IFPM5, Research Associate Ayami Kan reflects on the motivations and purposes for critical and decolonial research.
5th International Forest Policy Meeting
10-12 April 2024
Helsinki, Finland
Journey to the frontier Laos: the land of rubber
Researcher Wai Phyoe Maung reflects from his trip in Laos, where the expansive rubber plantations left a deep impression on him.
Industrial Tree Plantations in Sabah: A Journey Towards Prosperity?
Are industrial tree plantations the answer for development in Sabah?
PhD Researcher Niina Pietarinen from University of Helsinki writes about the issues indigenous communities in Pitas, Sabah are facing in the midst of government plans to expand industrial tree plantations.
Embarking on a Wild Adventure in Search of Zebras
FairFrontiers researcher Alimata Sidibe writes her thoughts and observations from her field trip to Upemba National Park in DR Congo.
Seminar: Methods for Examining Local Voices and Discourses Around Forest and Land Change in Sabah
23 January 2024
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
IASC Conference 2023
19 – 24 June 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
Pantu: ‘On a Journey through the Past’
Sarawak, to many Malaysians from the Peninsular, occupied most peoples’ mental and discursive spaces as ‘the frontier’, less developed, containing wild and exotic flora and fauna, resources to be exploited for the economic growth and development of the nation…
FairFrontiers Newsletter Issue 01
We’ve made a newsletter to share updates on the project, relevant events, and upcoming dates to our project members and friends.